What's New

• What Makes an Artist?
  What makes a person an artist? Some children know that feeling of being lost in concentration when working on a drawing. Others proclaim they're no good at art and don't even want to try it. Get your students thinking about the creative process with a bevy of new books about art and artists. more » » » 
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Nick’s Picks

• Nick's Picks
  In these challenging economic times, it behooves us to channel our energies into finding economical ways to contribute to the reading lives of our students. You won't need additional dollars to integrate into your curriculum the free multimedia resources that I've highlighted this month, which include a video of the newly appointed Children's Poet Laureate, Mary Ann Hoberman. more » » » 
   
   

Interview

• Deborah Kogan Ray on Wanda Gág: A Life in Art
  When it comes to biography, Deborah Kogan Ray says she has always been drawn to people with integrity. “In a nutshell, that's what attract[s] me, that sense of integrity, she states. “It’s true for all [those I have written about], no matter what their discipline.” And it’s true of her latest picture-book subject, Wanda Gág: The Girl Who Lived to Draw (Viking, 2008). more » » » 
  
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Make These Curriculum Connections

• Picture Books that Pack a Punch
  The beguiling interplay between words and artwork in new titles by Marla Frazee, Emily Gravett, and Bob Graham encourages readers to pay close attention to both the verbal and visual narratives, use their imaginations and insights to interpret the images, and actively participate in the storytelling. more » » » 
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Professional Shelf

• The Trouble with Boys
  Expanding upon her 2006 Newsweek cover story "The Trouble with Boys," Peg Tyre offers a thoroughly documented and highly readable examination of the hurdles many boys encounter as they make their way through our nation’s educational system. The author recognizes that she’s bound to raise the eyebrows and ire of some. more » » » 

 

In this Issue

• What Makes an Artist?
• Nick's Picks
• Deborah Kogan Ray on Wanda Gág: A Life in Art
• Picture Books that Pack a Punch
• The Trouble with Boys